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Hospital industry aims for repayment

By Anthony Alaniz · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Hospitals are implementing new polices with the hopes of eliminating lengthy insurance reimbursement times by supplementing their pockets with prepaid deductibles and copay payments.

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Logic and creativity are not opposites

By Quinn Ellison · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Are you left-brained or right-brained? That was a trick question. Unless you’ve had a hemisphere of your brain removed, the answer is both. It is true that some of the major functions of the brain are lateralized, or largely localized to one side of the brain; language is a notable example.

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EMU, Institute of Local Politics

By James Tatum · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Every two years, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics plays host to the lucky few who either toppled an incumbent or claimed an open seat and were elected to Congress.

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Multitasking leads to long-term problems

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

The ability to multitask is arguably the most desirable skill to possess in today’s day and age. Whether in an academic or a professional setting, one’s ability to manage a large task load and high stress situations is seen a positive attribute. But despite our cultural preference, our internal biochemistry does not thank us for the ever-increasing amounts of stress we overload ourselves with.

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Winter weight gain

By John Keeth · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

As we endure another Michigan winter, many of us are watching the number on our scales climb higher and higher.

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Simple solutions are a ruse

By John G. Fike · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Have you noticed how often simplistic solutions are offered, and generally accepted by the public, for even the most complex problems? “Cap ‘n Trade” for climate change, “austerity” for economic depression or “tests” for troubled schools, for example.

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Multitasking more difficult than you think

By Quinn Ellison · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Time management is a tough job for college students. Scheduling and effective study habits are learned skills, and students that have not had a lot of practice juggling so many time-sensitive tasks may not have fully developed them yet. Students who work a lot of hours outside of school and students with children or other outside obligations can also struggle with time management.

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Stereotypes can be harmful, problematic

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Humans naturally have the inclination to categorize the world around us, whether we are determining shapes, sizes, colors, fruits or people. While it is a natural cognitive process, it becomes problematic when the classifications become stereotypes.

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Where are African-Americans in punk?

By Kimberly Lewis · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

One of the coolest styles of the past fall season was punk. With tattoos, piercings, body modification and colorful, messy hair, punk style was back on the mainstream circuit.

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Gentrification’s effect on low-income individuals

By Anthony Alaniz · Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014

Gentrification is the process of restoring run-down urban areas usually accompanied by the influx of middle-class or affluent people that results in the displacement of low-income residents. This is an issue plaguing New York City and San Francisco in different, varying degrees.

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How we talk about mental illness needs to change

By Quinn Ellison · Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014

When I was growing up, it did not take me long to learn that common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders were not exactly taken seriously by most of the adults in my life. I have a history of anxiety and depression going back to my early teen years.

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Michigan needs to save surplus

By James Tatum · Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014

Good news, finally. The State of Michigan is projected to have a budget surplus, between $971.1 million and $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2014. Followed by this news has been an appropriate question: “What do we do with this money?”

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Verizon threatens ‘net neutrality’

By Anthony Alaniz · Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014

The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Verizon v. FCC that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the legal justification to impose the Open Internet rules, better known as net neutrality, on Internet Service Providers. This could be a crushing blow to net neutrality and Internet freedom.

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‘Selfishness’ not generational

By Quinn Ellison · Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014

It’s a new year, but I doubt the journalistic trend of pontificating on the personality flaws of Millennials is going to stop anytime soon. I would argue that this trend of thinking that the young people are wayward and self-involved dates back to approximately every generation that has ever existed, but let’s focus on the “Me Generation.”

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